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Definition of Spring vetch
1. Noun. Herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building.
2. Noun. Bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Lathyrus, Lathyrus
Generic synonyms: Vetchling
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spring Vetch
Literary usage of Spring vetch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"The Alabama Station found that a successful crop of spring vetch stocked the soil
... A winter vetch (Lathyrus hirsutus) resembles spring vetch in habit. ..."
2. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1847)
"The spring vetch has done as well as in England, but the winter one will not
stand the severe ... I have seen several small fields of the spring vetch ..."
3. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"The spring vetch or tare (Vicia sativa L.) has been cultivated since prehistoric
times both ... Seeds of the spring vetch are dark colored, nearly globular, ..."
4. Productive Farm Crops by Edward Gerrard Montgomery (1916)
"spring vetch requires a cool climate and will not withstand the hot ... In the
North, however, the hairy vetch is to be preferred, as spring vetch does not ..."
5. Modern Sheep: Breeds and Management by William James Clarke (1907)
"THE spring vetch. The spring vetch should be included in the list of ... The spring
vetch has a considerably more fleshy leaf and stem than its cousin the ..."
6. ... Productive Plant Husbandry: A Text-book for High Schools, Including by Kary Cadmus Davis (1917)
"spring vetch is very useful for hay and soiling purposes, and is usually grown with
... Seeds of spring vetch are larger, brownish in color, and more nearly ..."
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